Le Mans weather in November

In November, Le Mans sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of November to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Le Mans's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Le Mans's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:15 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.3 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical November day in Le Mans reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 5°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

-5°10°15°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1147
2147
3137
4137
5136
6136
7136
8126
9126
10126
11126
12126
13115
14115
15115
16115
17115
18115
19105
20105
21105
22105
23104
24104
25104
26104
2794
2894
2994
3094

How November really feels in Le Mans

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Le Mans weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 63110.78.61.1
Feb / 529.70.89.91.6
Mar12° / 5210.40.311.63.2
Apr15° / 5410.6013.44.5
May19° / 6311.3014.95.7
Jun22° / 13°488.8015.86.7
Jul25° / 14°447.9015.47.2
Aug24° / 14°477.9014.17.2
Sep21° / 11°518.4012.46.6
Oct16° / 6911.1010.64.9
Nov11° / 6411.30.192.6
Dec / 7211.50.78.21.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33070
43070
53070
63070
72971
82872
92872
102872
112872
122773
132773
142773
152674
162674
172674
182674
192476
202476
212476
222476
232476
242476
252476
262377
272377
282377
292476
302575

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Le Mans gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
139
239
340
440
541
641
741
841
941
1040
1140
1240
1339
1439
1538
1638
1737
1836
1935
2035
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3035

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2946
3946
4955
5955
6964
7964
8973
9973
10982
11982
12982
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in November

Winds average 14 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of November to 8 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:52 AM to 8:34 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:525:34
29.67:535:32
39.67:555:31
49.57:575:29
59.57:585:28
69.48:005:26
79.48:015:25
89.38:035:24
99.38:045:22
109.38:065:21
119.28:075:20
129.28:095:19
139.18:105:17
149.18:125:16
159.08:135:15
169.08:155:14
178.98:165:13
188.98:185:12
198.98:195:11
208.88:215:10
218.88:225:09
228.88:235:08
238.78:255:08
248.78:265:07
258.68:285:06
268.68:295:05
278.68:305:05
288.58:315:04
298.58:335:04
308.58:345:03

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 1.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

00.511.522.5151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.3Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.2Dim
161.2Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Le Mans?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Le Mans.

What to pack for Le Mans in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Le Mans sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Le Mans in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Le Mans peaks around August 10 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Le Mans?

Le Mans sits at 48.0°N, 0.2°E, 65 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is La Flèche, 40 km away.

Topography around Le Mans

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Le Mans.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Le Mans has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 439 m.

The land around Le Mans is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (35%), grassland (29%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%), trees (27%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
152 m
80 km
439 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
November weather nearby: La Flèche 40 km · Alençon 49 km · Vendôme 68 km · Mayenne 69 km · Laval 73 km · Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 75 km · Tours 77 km · Saint-Pierre-des-Corps 80 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Le Mans (48.0021°, 0.2025°, elevation 65 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).